Is there any point to playing the tournament at a 40000 seat MLB stadium? Sure, great facility, but it just looks depressing and weird with nobody there. Smaller college stadiums are so much better for college games.

You should watch some really good baseball, but to each their own I guess..

Isn't that what the pros do?

I mean that argument could be made about professional football and why shouldn't I like that more than college. I just like the style of play- offenses and defense more in college. Is there a comparable style difference, other than the bats, in college?

I have no idea why, because I really like baseball, but I've never, ever had any interest in college baseball.

I would assume it is because most top prep ballplayers forgo college and jump straight to the professional ranks. NCAA football and basketball is littered with NFL and NBA caliber players who are just biding their time in college before they can jump to the pros. In baseball, sure, there are lot of good collegiate players who will have successful MLB careers, but if you're looking for the best 18-21 year old baseball players in the country, you're going to look at the Midwest League and Carolina League before you look at the Big 10.

This is especially true up north where the quality of play significantly lags behind our friends down South or out West.

I would assume it is because most top prep ballplayers forgo college and jump straight to the professional ranks. NCAA football and basketball is littered with NFL and NBA caliber players who are just biding their time in college before they can jump to the pros. In baseball, sure, there are lot of good collegiate players who will have successful MLB careers, but if you're looking for the best 18-21 year old baseball players in the country, you're going to look at the Midwest League and Carolina League before you look at the Big 10.

This is especially true up north where the quality of play significantly lags behind our friends down South or out West.

I'm sure that's part of it.

I also don't get the college world series. How many freaking games can you lose and still win the tournament? Isn't a tournament usually win or go home?

I also don't get the college world series. How many freaking games can you lose and still win the tournament? Isn't a tournament usually win or go home?

Most baseball tournaments are double elimination just like the college world series...these guys go all out, to me it's really fun baseball but iam pretty much a baseball junkie so that might explain it....Then again I coach cal Ripken all star to 11-12 year old and I enjoys watch the other games my teams not playing as well..maybe I need baseball AA..

Is there any point to playing the tournament at a 40000 seat MLB stadium? Sure, great facility, but it just looks depressing and weird with nobody there. Smaller college stadiums are so much better for college games.

Well, it is the morning game between 2 lower seeded teams. I bet the night game between the hometown Gophers and the nationally ranked Hoosiers will see many more fans.